Fire Chief Liabilities and Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
The chief’s position has numerous leadership perils. John K. Murphy offers some pointers for fire chiefs on navigating these narrow straits.
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John K. Murphy, Curt Varone, and Chip Comstock review a recent legal case involving a transgender fire chief.
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Hosts John K. Murphy and Chip Comstock consider negligence, litigation, and legal issues impacting fire departments.
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Podcast: Fire Service Court: NFPA 1582
Host John K. Murphy discusses presumptive illnesses, station design, and the implications of NFPA Standard 1582.
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John K. Murphy, Chip Comstock, Brad Pinsky, and Dave Dodson survey some ways fire departments get into legal troubles, discrimination, safety, and more.
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EMS and Fire Documentation: The Power of the Written Word
Writing a complete incident narrative or fire report will “save your bacon” during times of litigation, writes John K. Murphy.
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Does Santa need a lawyer? Chip Comstock and John K. Murphy offer a legalistic twist on a holiday classic set against a fire service backdrop.
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Marijuana in the Fire Service: Up in Smoke, Part II
Policy is the cornerstone of guiding behavior and having a good policy related to the use of marijuana in all of its forms will help…
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Podcast: CBD Oil and Firefighters
In this discussion, hosts P.J. Norwood and Frank Ricci talk with guests Justin McCarthy, Bobby Halton, and Josh Lee about the CBD oil craze and…
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